A Contra Costa chemical company is facing a $160,000 fine for alleged air quality violations spanning 10 years, according to the Bay Area Air District. Chemtrade West US LLC operates a sulfuric acid manufacturing plant that is connected to Chevron’s Richmond refinery. Between 2013 and 2023, Chemtrade allegedly failed to monitor and record pressure in its “venturi scrubber,” an emergency abatement device, allegedly failed to abate internal combustion engine emissions and allegedly failed to report violations on time, air district officials said in a news release Wednesday. All the violations have been fixed, air district officials said. A company representative didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. Some of the money from the fine will be used in the local community to support projects aimed at reducing pollution and improving public health. The Toronto-based company supplies sulfur, water chemical and electrochemical products to various industries, including water treatment, agriculture, pulp and paper, oil refining and food production, according to its website.
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Bet there’s a regulatory compliance person seeking employment . . . . . .
“Some of the money from the fine will be used in the local community to support projects aimed at reducing pollution and improving public health.” [AKA political donations – not specified = assumed]
The rest, will be added to the pink-ish slush fund, no doubt.
Yep, we’ll punish a business so bad they leave, and we’ll plant some trees with the money from the fines.
Decades ago had person from an inspection group candidly
mentioned it’s not if we’ll find a violation, it’s how large the fine will be.
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Agencies in California have almost a cottage industry in place to finance
pet projects. US Steel plant now closed, in last few decades was fined
almost $50,000,000. Given that history am in no way surprised US Steel
decided to close a profitable plant.
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Even though plant has ship dock and three cranes to offload semi
finished coils of steel. Given anti business climate in California
seriously doubt Nippon will reopen Pittsburg plant.
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A company to formulate business plans, needs political stability
and regulatory certainty, neither of which have existed in California
for many years.
Another Company death by Regulators